“Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer’s engrossing, well-crafted doc could parlay its attention-grabbing subject beyond the fest circuit…”

— Dennis Harvey,

“The larger gay community’s apathy is ironic…given that the organizing of Check It, like many gay uprisings, was an organic resistance to bigotry.”

— Rich Juzwiak,

“Oppenheimer and Flor embed themselves, become friends with, and then tell the story of America’s only documented all-LGBTQ gang.”

— Natalie Rinn,

“Hope and motivation for a life away from gang violence came through an unusual outlet: fashion.”

— Leigh Nordstrom,

“Living in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of nation’s capital, the gang is now working to create their own clothing label…”

— Graham Winfrey,

“The documentary…gives a voice to a forgotten subculture for which self-expression is simultaneously dangerous and all-important.”

— Hannah Ongley,

“A very candid conversation (with Dana Flor, Toby Oppenheimer, Moe, and Tray) about their experience making the film…”

— Laura Anne Harris,

“Check It looks at a group of inner-city L.G.B.T. youth in Washington who form a gang…”

— Mekado Murphy,

“Check It, a documentary that follows a group of friends in an LGBT gang in D.C., premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival in April.”

— Mariah Cooper,

“…The film focuses on four leaders, how they joined Check It and their efforts to find a better life out of the street through fashion.”

— Clarence Williams,